The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-31

honOrS in this h0nOra0le court lOl GU
in behalf of the late corporation OF tne
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, and then and there to answer
all and singular the premises, anu "
stand to and abide such order anu oe1
cree herein as to your honors Snali
seem meet and Just and agreeable 70
e1uitv and good conscience; and to
grant to the plaintiff any ether lawIul
and appropriate process or orders 10
effect the appearance of the sala de
PENDANTS or any other person repre-
senting or authorized to represent inc
late corporation of the Church Oh
Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
And the plaintiff will ever pray.
GEO. S. PETERS,
United States Attorney.
A. 81. GARLAND,
Atty. Genl. .. S..
EXHIBIT A"
An Ordinance Incorporating the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the General
Assembly Of the State Of DeSeret: That all
that portion of the inhabitants OF SAID state,
which now are, or hereafter may become
residents therein, and which are known ana
distinguished as 1.-THE Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints" are hereby In,
coporated, constituted, made and declared
body corporate, with perpetual succession,
under the original name and style OF Inc
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day SAINTS,
as now organized, with full power and au-
thority to sue and be sued defend and be
defended, IN all courts of law or equity IN
this State; to establish, order, and regulate
worship; and hold and occupy real andper-
sOnal estate, and have and use seal, Whlcn
they may alter at pleasure.
And ha IL furfhpr ordained that
said body or church as religious society,
NAV, at general orspecial conference elect
one trustee in trust" and not to exceed
twelve assistant trustees, to receive, hold,
buy, sell, manage, use and control the real
and personal property of said church, which
said property shall be free from taxation;
which trustee and assistant trustees, when
elected or appointed, shall give bonds
with approved security, in whatever
sum the said conference may deem
sufficient, for the faithful performance
of their several duties; which SAID
bonds, when approved, shall be fled in
the general church recorders office, at the
seat of general church business, when said
bonds are approved by SAID conference; and
said trustee and assistant trustees shall con-
tlnue IN Office during the pleasure of said
church and there shall also be made, by the
clerk of the conference of said church,
certificate of such election or appointment
of said trustee and assistant trustees, which
Snail De III Tic SoHtTdl
corder's office, at the seat of general church
business; and when said bonds are filed, and
said certificates recorded, said trustee or
assistant trustees may receive property real
or personal, by gift, donation, bequest, or IN
any manner, not incompatible with the prln-
clples of righteousness, or the rules of JUS
tice; inasmuch as the same shall be used,
managed, or disposed of for the benefit, I'M
provement, erection of houses for public
worship and instruction. and the well-beinS
of said church.
SEC. 8. And be it further ordained: That,
as SAID church holds the constitutional. and
original right, in common with all civil and
religious communities ito worship God
according to the dictates eff conscience"
to reverence communion agreeably to the
principles of truth, and to sOlemnize mar
riage compatible with the revelations of
Jesus Cerist; for the security and full en-
loyment of all blessings and privileges en-
bodied IN the religion ofJesus Christ free to
all; 1t is also declared that said church
does and shall possess and enjoy continu
ally, the power and authority, in and of 1t
self, to originate, make psss and establish
rules, regulations ordinances, laws customs
and criterions, for the good order, safety,
government, convenience, comfort and con-
troll of said church, and for the punishment
or forgiveness of all otfenses, relative to
fellowship, according to church covenants; ;
that the pursuit of bliss, and the enjoyment
of life, in every capacity of public assocla-
ton and domestic happiness, temporal eX-
pansiOn, or spiritual increase upon the
earth, may not legally be questioned: Pro
Uided, however, that each and every act, or
practice so established. or adopted for law,
or custom, shall relate to solemnities, sac
ram entS, ceremonies, CONSIDERATIONS, endOW
ments, fittings, marriages, fellowship, or the
religious duties OF man to his Maker; mas
much as the doctrines, principles practices,
or performances, support virtue, and in
crease morality, and are not inconsistent
with, orrepugnant to the Constitution of
the United states, or of this state, and are
founded in the revelations of the Lord
SEC. 4. Ind be it further ordained: That
said church shall keep, at every fully or
ganiZed branch or stake, q registry of mar
riages, births and deaths; free for the in
spection of all members, and for their ben
eft.
SEC. And be it further ordained: That
the presidency of SAID church shall fill all
vacancies of the assistant trustees, neces .
sary to be filed, until superseded by the
conference of said church.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained: That no
assistant trustee or trustees shall transact
business in relation to buying, selling, or
otherwise dlsposing of church property F.;
without the consent or approval of the
trustee IN trust of said church.
ORDER OF COURT.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TER
RIT0RY OF UTAH.
The United States of America,
Plaintiff.
The laIe corporation. of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints,
and John Taylor, late Trustee-in
Trust, and MILFORD Woodruff,
Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow,
Franklin D. Richards, Brigham
Young, Moses Thatcher, Francis
NJ. Lyman, John Henry Smith,
George Teasdale, Heber j. Grant,
and John W. Taylor, late Assistant
Trustees-in Trust of said corpora
ton, Defendants.
Having duly considered the com
plant addressed to the Judges of this
Court, ON behalf of the United States
of America, presented by George S.
Peters, the United States Attorney for
Utah Territory, wherein the plaintiff
in this action asks, among other things
That the defendants herein beirequired
to answer fully the matters set fol tn
in said complaint; that a decree be
made declaring the dissolution and
annulment of the charter OF
the corporation of the Church
| of Jesus Christ of Lqtter-day Saints, q